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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 56 - 110).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Adan blame solely for Baby's death?
(a) Lala.
(b) Jacinthe.
(c) Tone.
(d) Himself.

2. What happens in Mira's nightmares in Chapter 2?
(a) She is mauled by a bear.
(b) She loses her teeth.
(c) She drowns.
(d) She loses her fingers.

3. What was Wilma thinking about when Esme rushed into her workshop, all beaten and bloody?
(a) A new dress pattern.
(b) Her garden.
(c) Chicken for dinner.
(d) Her friends.

4. What does Lala do for money on the beach?
(a) Sell burritos.
(b) Sing.
(c) Braid tourists' hair.
(d) Sell coconuts.

5. Why does Wilma make Esme sleep in the outhouse?
(a) She has nowhere else to put Esme.
(b) She worries that Carson will sexually assault Esme.
(c) She wants Esme to know how hard it is to be a woman in Barbados.
(d) She punishes Esme for extreme insolence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main hospital in Lala's part of town in Barbados?

2. Why does Mira never feel as equal in her father's eyes as his other children are?

3. What does Mira think about how the police are handling the murder investigation?

4. Why does Adan leave Lala at the hospital alone having their baby in Chapter 1?

5. Who does Wilma send Esme to live with in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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